The Village Board finds that it is in the general welfare of the Village
of Groton to provide for the regulation of the use of the Village of Groton
Freestyle Sports Facility to promote the safety of its users and the maintenance
of the property. The provisions of this chapter are intended to promote the
health, safety and general welfare of the Village by providing for the regulation
of the use of such facilities.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BMX BIKE
Any bicycle with a twenty-inch wheel.
FACILITY
The "Groton Freestyle Sports Facility."
IN-LINE SKATES (ROLLER BLADES)
Manufactured or assembled devices consisting of a shoe boot with
a blade-like runner approximately three to four inches in thickness mounted
or permanently attached thereto in a frame across the length of such shoe
boot, with such blade-like runner containing three, four, or five wheels designed
to minimize friction with any surface with which they come in contact and
which are aligned along the length of the runner in more or less a straight
line, and used to skate or glide by means of human foot and leg power.
ROLLER SKATES
Manufactured or assembled devices, each consisting of a frame or
shoe having clamps or straps, or both, for fastening, with a pair of small
wheels near the toe and another pair at the heel mounted or permanently attached
thereto, for skating or gliding, by means of human foot and leg power.
SKATEBOARD
Manufactured or assembled device consisting of a narrow board of
wood, plastic, fiberglass or similar material with roller-skate or other type
of wheels attached to each end, without a mechanism or other device for steering,
and used to skate or glide by means of human foot and leg power.
Hours for the months of April, May, September and October will be daily
from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. Hours for the months of June, July and August
will be daily from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Village of Groton reserves
the right to close the facility at any time for any reason.
Violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter I, General Provisions, Article III, Penalties for Offenses, or in the case of a person accused of damaging the facility, restitution for repair of damages and/or appropriate community service. Persons in violation of §
112-4 may be subject to having their pass revoked. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit the right of the Village to pursue a claim for damages under the provisions of New York General Obligations Law § 3-112.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, word, section or part of this chapter
shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional,
illegal or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the
remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,
paragraph, word, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy
in which said judgment shall have been rendered.